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Risk Considerations:
The fund's shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the fund. One of the principal risks of investing in the fund is market risk. Market risk is the risk
that a particular stock owned by the fund, fund shares or stocks in general may fall in value.
The fund's return may not match the return of the ISE Global PlatinumTM Index. You should anticipate that the value of the fund's shares will decline more or less in correlation
with any decline in the value of this index. The fund may not be fully invested at times. Securities held by the fund will generally not be bought or sold in response to market
fluctuations. The fund may invest in small capitalization and mid capitalization companies. Such companies may experience greater price volatility than larger, more
established companies.
Investors buying or selling fund shares on the secondary market may incur customary brokerage commissions. Investors who sell fund shares may receive less than the
share's net asset value. Shares may be sold throughout the day on the exchange through any brokerage account. However, shares may only be redeemed directly from the
fund by authorized participants, in very large creation/redemption units.
Securities in the fund may be significantly impacted by competitive pressures in the PGM mining industry and the price of PGMs. The fund's shares may experience volatility
because the price of PGMs may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time. Moreover, the index tracks companies involved in the PGM mining industry and not the
price of PGMs. The securities of companies involved in the PGM mining industry may under- or over-perform the price of PGMs over the short-term or the long-term. Because
a vast majority of the world's PGM production occurs in Russia and South Africa, the Fund's Share price may particularly sensitive to any adverse political or economic
developments affecting these countries.
Because of the decline in demand and reduction in sales experienced by the global automotive industry the price of PGMs may be negatively affected. PGM companies are
also subject to risks associated with the exploration, development and production of PGMs, including competition for land, difficulties in obtaining required governmental
approval to mine land, inability to raise adequate capital, increases in production costs and political unrest in nations where sources of PGMs are located, particularly Russia
and South Africa.
The fund invests significantly in companies involved in the materials sector. Risks of the materials sector include the general state of the economy, consolidation, domestic
and international politics, excess capacity, volatility of commodity prices, import controls, and depletion of resources.
An investment in a fund containing equity securities of foreign issuers is subject to additional risks, including currency fluctuations, political risks, withholding, the lack of
adequate financial information, and exchange control restrictions impacting foreign issuers. These risks may be heightened for securities of companies located in, or with
significant operations in, emerging market countries.
The fund is classified as "non-diversified." A non-diversified fund generally may invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers. As a result,
the fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular companies, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these companies.
The First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the International Securities Exchange (ISE). ISE makes no representation or warranty, express or
implied, to the owners of the fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of trading in the fund. ISE's only relationship to First Trust is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade
names of the ISE and of the ISE Global PlatinumTM Index which is determined, composed and calculated by ISE without regard to First Trust or the fund.
Not FDIC Insured * Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value
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